Articles by Ashley Brotherton

Maryland Department of Natural Resources needs you. Every five years, the department creates its Land Preservation and Recreation plan to guide public purchase of land for stewardship and recreation. The next one is due at the end of this year.
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Think spring by creating a handcrafted butterfly to help the College of Southern Maryland stage I Never Saw Another Butterfly.
The play tells the story of Raja, one of 132 survivors from the 15,000 kids who went to Terezin. Nazis disguised the World War II concentration camp with flowerbeds and concert venues to deceive International Red Cross inspectors.
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Last spring, Ian Hesford dropped to the stage from cardiac arrest while playing a show with his band, Telesma.
After 93 minutes of CPR, a hypothermic treatment and stents in his heart, Hesford survived. Knowing CPR saved their friend’s life, band members and dedicated fans took classes.
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Your photos of weekend high tides will help CoastSmart see into the future

January 9 thru 13, Maryland’s tides will rise higher than usual due to the alignment of sun, moon and earth. CoastSmart Communities wants you to illustrate the rise.
Snap photos showing high water and submit them to www.flickr.com/groups/
MarylandKingTide.
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Fifth graders are taking over the world in 2013. They’re starting at Junior Achievement’s BizTown.
In Central Maryland, BizTown is one of the nationwide organization’s approaches to teaching financial skills to kids of all ages.
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While we are getting last-minute gifts, hanging garlands and hitting every holiday party in the neighborhood, Tim Decker will be teaching kids in Costa Rica about environmental and community stewardship.
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Don’t let the emails fool you. There is no deadline to register your cell phone number to the national Do-Not-Call registry.
Every few years, an email comes around saying, “A directory of cell phone numbers will soon be published for all consumers to have access to. This will open the doors for solicitors to call you on your cell phones …”
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